Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay today (29 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 17s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 16s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 15s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay at 2PM is: 3.0m 16s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 12s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am September 29). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Sep) | 10ft (3.0m) | 17s |
| Afternoon (29 Sep) | 10ft (3.0m) | 16s |
| Evening (29 Sep) | 8ft (2.5m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu afternoon, min 9°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 29 | Wednesday 30 | Thursday 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | S 16 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | SSW 13 | S 13 | S 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2831 | 4025 | 5058 | 4640 | 4080 | 3569 | 3195 | 2853 | 2606 | 2534 | 2308 | 1977 | 1684 | 1491 | 1264 | 1208 | 1047 | 902 | 771 | 643 | 581 | 521 | 480 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross | glassy | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 6:15AM1.87m | 6:38PM1.80m | 7:06AM1.89m | 7:30PM1.78m | 8:02AM1.89m | 8:27PM1.75m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:34PM0.22m | 00:55AM0.20m | 1:29PM0.24m | 1:49AM0.21m | 2:27PM0.26m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:32 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 8 | 8 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 11 | 11 |
Feels °C | 5 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 7 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | S 16 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | SSW 13 | S 13 | S 14 |
| kJ | 2831 | 4025 | 5058 | 4640 | 4080 | 3569 | 3195 | 2853 | 2606 | 2534 | 2308 | 1977 | 1684 | 1491 | 1264 | 1208 | 1047 | 902 | 771 | 643 | 581 | 521 | 480 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | SE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | — | NNE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | E 9 | E 9 |
| kJ | 59 | 58 | 37 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 44 | 27 | 20 | 11 | 12 | 2 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 9 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 4 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | NE 5 | NNE 5 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | 59 | 75 | — | — | — | — | — | 13 | 15 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 5 | 3 | 13 | 13 | 241 | 30 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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